Chapter I: Preface: vii

LIST OF AUTHORITIES xiii

CORRIGENDA xxvii

CHAP.

I. GENEALOGY 1

II. IN SEARCH OF A CAREER (1552-1581) 6

III. ROYAL FAVOUR (1581-1582) 22

IV. OFFICES AND ENDOWMENTS (1582-1587) 32

V. VIRGINIA (1583-1587) 42

VI. PATRON AND COURTIER (1583-1590) 53

VII. ESSEX. THE ARMADA (1587-1589) 60

VIII. THE POET (1589-1593) 69

IX. THE REVENGE (September, 1591) 82

X. IN THE TOWER. THE GREAT CARACK (1592) 88

XI. AT HOME; AND IN PARLIAMENT (1592-1594) 100

XII. GUIANA (1594-1595) 108

XIII. CADIZ. THE ISLANDS VOYAGE (1596-1597) 125

XIV. FINAL FEUD WITH ESSEX (1597-1601) 141

XV. THE ZENITH (1601-1603) 155

XVI. COBHAM AND CECIL (1601-1603) 168

XVII. THE FALL (April-June, 1603) 180

XVIII. AWAITING TRIAL (July-November, 1603) 186

XIX. THE TRIAL (November 17) 207

XX. ITS JUSTICE AND EQUITY 222

XXI. REPRIEVE (December 10, 1603) 232

XXII. A PRISONER (1604-1612) 241

XXIII. SCIENCE AND LITERATURE (1604-1615) 265

XXIV. THE RELEASE (March, 1616) 287

XXV. PREPARING FOR GUIANA (1616-1617) 298

XXVI. THE EXPEDITION (May, 1617-June, 1618) 313

XXVII. RETURN TO THE TOWER (June-August, 1618) 331

XXVIII. A MORAL RACK (August 10-October 15) 343

XXIX. A SUBSTITUTE FOR A TRIAL (October 22, 1618) 359

XXX. RALEGH'S TRIUMPH (October 28-29, 1618) 371

XXXI. SPOILS AND PENALTIES 380

XXXII. CONTEMPORARY AND FINAL JUDGMENTS 394

INDEX 401